Sharks post late rally to steal D-IV crown from Carmel | CCS baseball
SAN JOSE—It almost seemed like nothing was going in favor of the St. Francis High baseball team, which was down to its final three outs in the Central Coast Section Division IV finals Friday afternoon.
After being held to just one run in the first...
Sharks’ season ends in loss to Santa Teresa | High school football
SAN JOSE—St. Francis High was selected as the final team to earn an at-large bid for this year’s Central Coast Section football playoffs.
The underdog Sharks—which they’re used to hearing by now—was awarded the No. 5 seed in the Division IV field, hoping to get...
‘Catz shake the dust off to beat North Salinas in playoff opener | CCS basketball roundup
It took Watsonville some time to get tuned in Friday night during its first Central Coast Section playoff game in almost nearly a decade.
But once the butterflies settled, there was no stopping the recently crowned Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division co-champion.
Junior forward Leon...
PV’s Lara-Alvarez named Santa Lucia’s top player | All-PCAL football
In 2024, Pajaro Valley senior Benito Lara-Alvarez was primarily on the defensive side of the ball for the Grizzlies.
Prior to the start of this season, he jumped on the opportunity to add more on his plate as the team’s newest starting running back.
“I've always...
Mariners fall to Salinas in Gabilan Division action | PCAL football roundup
After going through the challenging preseason portion of its schedule, Aptos High was primed and ready to make a run at defending last year’s share of the Gabilan Division championship.
The road back to league supremacy became a tad bit harder for the Mariners following...
Aptos’ Isaiah Ackerman named the league’s co-MVP | All-SCCAL boys basketball
Aptos senior Isaiah Ackerman and Santa Cruz junior DeMarco Hunter were named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s co-Most Valuable Players for the 2024-25 boys’ basketball season.
According to statistics on the Max Preps website, Ackerman had an average of 20.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and...
Preps of the Week: St. Francis’ Mason Borrego, MVC’s Courtney Miller | Pajaronian Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Feb. 27-March 5.
Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831 for scores...
Grizzlies showing improvement prior to league play | Girls basketball
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley girls basketball program has been in the rebuilding phase for the past three seasons, constantly improving year after year.
Grizzlies coach Mark Harris is hoping the pieces to the puzzle are in place so they can finally have the breakout season they’ve...
St. Francis’ Aaliysah Gomez named Pajaronian Girls Athlete of the Year
St. Francis High graduate Aaliysah Gomez had an incident when she was 2 that had doctors saying she would be blind and never able to see out of one eye.
Years later, she managed to overcome that obstacle and never let her foot off the...
Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz set to compete at CCS finals | High school track and field
Watsonville High junior Katelynn Ruiz and several other local athletes are set to compete in this weekend’s Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships in Gilroy.
The Wildcatz standout distance runner advanced in the 3200-meters finals after she finished in 11 minutes, 30.11 seconds during...
